For the third time in about two years, a fire causes damage at a northwest Omaha apartment complex.

For the third time in about two years, a fire causes damage at a northwest Omaha apartment complex.

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Updated: 5:38 PM CST Jan 24, 2014

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WEBVTT BREAKING NEWS AT FIVE. CELL PHONE VIDEO IS RECORDING AS FIRE TEARS THROUGH THIS NORTHWEST OMAHA APARTMENT BUILDING...FORCING EVERYONE OUT! IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME FIREFIGHTERS HAVE RESPONDED TO A TWO ALARM FIRE AT THE HILLSBOROURGH POINT APARTMENTS. FIREFIGHTERS BATTLED A HUGE FIRE THERE --- LAST MARCH. áTODAY'S CALL FOR HELP CAME AROUND 2:30 THIS AFTEROON...TO THE APARTMENTS JUST NORTHWEST OF 144TH --- AND WEST MAPLE ROAD. K-E-T-V- NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S KRISTYNA ENGDAHL IS THERE LIVE WITH THE BREAKING DETAILS Believe fire started on upper level patio..Spread to attic.. Roof totally scorched here.. This is the third fire since December 2012.. The other one.. Just across the parking lot here.But this is what residents walked out and saw today -- Flames shooting out if the roof.And Omaha Fire officials tell us they found smoke pouring out of this building as well -- it holds about 30 apartments were told.We are also told by several residents that this building is smoke free.Again Omaha Fire PIO Tim McCaw tells us one person is being treated for smoke inhalation -- and firefighters did save a cat, stuck inside the building here. We talked to people who live here -- who tell us what it looked like after the fire broke out. Still fire screws on the scene here -- but we haven't seen flames for a while.we haven't seen the scene here -- but Still fire screws on Still fire screws on the scene here -- but we haven't seen flames for a while.I'm told the fire marshal will be investigating what caused the fire, but so far no word in a cause.Reporting live near 146th and Maple.. AS WE MENTIONED, THE HILLSBOROUGH - POINTE APARTMENTS -- ARE A FAMILIAR DESTINATION FOR OMAHA FIREFIGHTERS. REMEMBER THIS? LAST MARCH --- FIRE áSWEPT áTHROUGH --- ANOTHER BUILDING IN THE COMPLEX. THE MARCH FIRE -- AND A PREVIOUS FIRE --- STARTED WITH SOMEONE'S DISCARDED CIGARETTE. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO, THE APARTMENT COMPLEX ANNOUNCED IT WAS OFFERING SMOKE-FREE APARTMENTS.

Third fire in 2 years breaks out at northwest Omaha apartment complex

For the third time in about two years, a fire causes damage at a northwest Omaha apartment complex.